United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Fort Gordon, 33.42097, -82.16206Dunn, Mark2005-06-10Encyclopedia article about Fort Eisenhower, Georgia. Fort Eisenhower, located southwest of Augusta, trains more military personnel than any other training center of the U.S. Army. The installation's multifaceted mission encompasses force integration and mobilization in times of national need. Fort Eisenhower was originally called Camp Gordon in honor of John B. Gordon, who was a major general in the Confederate army, a Georgia governor, a U.S. senator, and a businessman. On March 21, 1956, the base was renamed Fort Gordon.GSE identifier: SS8H9text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Fortification--Georgia--Fort GordonUS Army Signal Center and Fort GordonUnited States. Army--HeadquartersFort EisenhowerText